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oolong

/ˈuː.lʊŋ/

oolong noun: a partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.

Noun

oolong (countable and uncountable, plural oolongs)

  1. A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
    • Near-synonym: black dragon
    • Flavour and aroma of semi-fermented teas is dictated by the extent of fermentation and, for this reason, oolong has a considerably stronger flavour than pouchong, which undergoes a significantly shorter fermentation.1994, A. Varnam, J. M. Sutherland, Beverages: Technology, Chemistry and Microbiology, page 187
    Synonyms:
    black dragon

Proper noun capitalized: Oolong

Oolong

  1. A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

oolong meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Gujarati

oolong in Tamil

பசுமணக்கருந்தேனீர்

oolong in Bengali

আংশিকভাবে গাঁজানো চা

oolong in Gujarati

oolong
ઊલોંગ ūloṅg

Synonyms of oolong

Forms of oolong

pluraloolongs

Origin of oolong

1850s. From either Mandarin 烏龍 /乌龙 (wūlóng) due to hypercorrection, or directly from Hokkien 烏龍 /乌龙 (o͘-liông), from 烏 /乌 (o͘, “black”) + 龍 /龙 (liông, “dragon”). See also pouchong from Hokkien 包種茶 /包种茶 (pau-chióng-tê, literally “tea of the wrapped kind”).

Words formed from oolong

Phrases with oolong

Questions about oolong

What does oolong mean?
Oolong means a partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
What is oolong in Tamil?
Oolong in Tamil is பசுமணக்கருந்தேனீர். See Oolong meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oolong?
Oolong can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce oolong?
Oolong is pronounced /ˈuː.lʊŋ/.
What is the plural of oolong?
The plural of oolong is oolongs.

Words near oolong in the dictionary

  1. oologize
  2. oologized
  3. oologizes
  4. oologizing
  5. oology
  6. oolong
  7. oolong tea
  8. oolong teas
  9. oolongs
  10. OOLR
  11. OOLRs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oolong (page history and authors); Oolong (page history and authors); oolong (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oolong (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ઊલોંગ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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